1776: Momma Look Sharp

Momma, hey momma, come lookin' for me

I'm here in the meadow by the red maple tree

Momma, hey momma, look sharp, here I be

Hey, hey, momma look sharp

Them soldiers, they fired. Oh ma, did we run

But then we turned round and the battle begun

Then I went under, oh ma, am I done?

Hey, hey, momma look sharp

My eyes are wide open, my face to the sky

Is that you I'm hearin' in the tall grass nearby?

Momma come find me before I do die

Hey, hey, momma look sharp

I'll close your eyes, my Billy

Them eyes that cannot see

And I'll bury you, my Billy

Beneath the maple tree

And never again will you whisper to me

Hey, hey, momma look sharp